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Editor, Senior Moderator
Crit Care
. 2020 Jun 5;24(1):293.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03021-2.
Admission Decisions to Intensive Care Units in the Context of the Major COVID-19 Outbreak: Local Guidance From the COVID-19 Paris-region Area
?lie Azoulay[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sadek Beloucif[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Bertrand Guidet[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Dominique Pateron[SUP] 2 5 [/SUP], Beno?t Vivien[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP], Matthieu Le Dorze[SUP] 2 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic unprecedented in size, spread, severity, and mortality. The influx of patients with severe or life-threatening disease means that in some cases, the available medical resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all patients. Hence, healthcare providers may be forced to make difficult choices about which patients should be referred to the ICU. This document is intended to provide conceptual support to all healthcare teams currently engaged in the frontline management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to assist physicians in the decision-making process for ICU admission and to help them provide uninterrupted and high-quality care.
Keywords: Bereavement; Coronavirus; Decision-making; Mechanical ventilation; Triage.
. 2020 Jun 5;24(1):293.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-03021-2.
Admission Decisions to Intensive Care Units in the Context of the Major COVID-19 Outbreak: Local Guidance From the COVID-19 Paris-region Area
?lie Azoulay[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sadek Beloucif[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Bertrand Guidet[SUP] 2 4 [/SUP], Dominique Pateron[SUP] 2 5 [/SUP], Beno?t Vivien[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP], Matthieu Le Dorze[SUP] 2 7 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32503593
- DOI: 10.1186/s13054-020-03021-2
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic unprecedented in size, spread, severity, and mortality. The influx of patients with severe or life-threatening disease means that in some cases, the available medical resources are not sufficient to meet the needs of all patients. Hence, healthcare providers may be forced to make difficult choices about which patients should be referred to the ICU. This document is intended to provide conceptual support to all healthcare teams currently engaged in the frontline management of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to assist physicians in the decision-making process for ICU admission and to help them provide uninterrupted and high-quality care.
Keywords: Bereavement; Coronavirus; Decision-making; Mechanical ventilation; Triage.